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• Sovietism
  Sovietism

  noun

  a soviet system of government.
• sovietism
  sovietism

  noun

  the principle or practice of government through soviets, esp as practised in the former Soviet Union

Sovietism

American  

[soh-vee-i-tiz-uhm] / ˈsoʊ vi ɪˌtɪz əm /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a soviet system of government.

2. (often lowercase) the practices and principles of a soviet government, especially as it implies communism.

3. a characteristic, mannerism, phrase, etc., expressive of or identifiable with the ideology of the Soviet Union.

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sovietism British  

/ ˈsɒv-, ˈsəʊvɪɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. the principle or practice of government through soviets, esp as practised in the former Soviet Union

2. any characteristic deemed representative of Soviet ideology

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Other Word Forms

• Sovietist
  noun
• sovietist
  noun
• sovietistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Sovietism

First recorded in 1915–20; soviet + -ism

Example Sentences

They were ploughed through by decades of Sovietism.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2014

Many an artist hates and fears Sovietism as inimical to Art.*

From Time Magazine Archive